Artistic Statement
I write about and for weirdos who live in between, and the way their (our) inbetweenness unshackles magic. I’m fascinated by the challenge of embodying the mystical in idiosyncratic, mundane ways.
I write because I believe stories have the power to decenter the powerful. We desperately need narratives that cherish people and ideas that our dominant culture calls profane. I write because it forces me out of my comfort zone, deepens my values of gratitude and empathy, forces me to constantly listen more, listen more, listen more. I write worlds where realism includes what’s beyond the seen, worlds where language carries meaning but also rhythm and music and physical power. I write to create vessels for performers who otherwise never get to play people like themselves onstage.
I write because I believe stories have the power to decenter the powerful. We desperately need narratives that cherish people and ideas that our dominant culture calls profane. I write because it forces me out of my comfort zone, deepens my values of gratitude and empathy, forces me to constantly listen more, listen more, listen more. I write worlds where realism includes what’s beyond the seen, worlds where language carries meaning but also rhythm and music and physical power. I write to create vessels for performers who otherwise never get to play people like themselves onstage.
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Cecelia Raker
Artistic Statement
I write about and for weirdos who live in between, and the way their (our) inbetweenness unshackles magic. I’m fascinated by the challenge of embodying the mystical in idiosyncratic, mundane ways.
I write because I believe stories have the power to decenter the powerful. We desperately need narratives that cherish people and ideas that our dominant culture calls profane. I write because it forces me out of my comfort zone, deepens my values of gratitude and empathy, forces me to constantly listen more, listen more, listen more. I write worlds where realism includes what’s beyond the seen, worlds where language carries meaning but also rhythm and music and physical power. I write to create vessels for performers who otherwise never get to play people like themselves onstage.
I write because I believe stories have the power to decenter the powerful. We desperately need narratives that cherish people and ideas that our dominant culture calls profane. I write because it forces me out of my comfort zone, deepens my values of gratitude and empathy, forces me to constantly listen more, listen more, listen more. I write worlds where realism includes what’s beyond the seen, worlds where language carries meaning but also rhythm and music and physical power. I write to create vessels for performers who otherwise never get to play people like themselves onstage.